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Historical Event on 5/5/1929

Curfew was imposed in a bid to quell Hindu-Muslim riots that had claimed 21 lives in Bombay.

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8/3/1985Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte.
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5/9/1995Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years.
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4/20/1991Ganesh Sadashiv Bhat, famous Marathi film director and President's Award winner of 1963, passed away.